Effectıveness of The Sexually Transmıtted Dıseases Educatıon Program for Adolescents

The World Health Organization has defined the period between the ages of 10-19 as adolescence, 15-24 years as youth and 10-24 years as youth period. Adolescence is divided into 3 periods: early adolescence (10-13 years), middle adolescence (14-16 years) and late adolescence (17-21 years). HIV virus and AIDS, which have become a problem among sexually transmitted diseases all over the world, have increased the importance of controlling sexually transmitted diseases. There is a strong correlation between the spread of STDs through traditional means and the transmission of HIV; and sexually transmitted diseases have been found to increase the risk of sexual transmission of HIV. According to WHO data, 340 million treatable STDs, millions of incurable STDs and 5 million HIV cases occur worldwide each year.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Sexually transmitted diseases training for young adolescents aged 17-21

Detailed Description

People in the 15-49 age group who are sexually active are the most likely to contract sexually transmitted diseases. The prevalence of STDs is higher in developing countries than in developed countries. These diseases are among the top 5 etiologic factors that cause loss of years of "healthy productive life" in developing countries. As in other countries, sexually transmitted diseases are of great importance in terms of complications and sequelae in Turkey

One out of 20 young people is infected with STDs every year. In our country, the age of sexual maturation has shifted earlier. In addition, the age of sexual experience of young people has also shifted earlier. Young people's understanding of freedom and their inability to access FP methods whenever they want negatively affect their sexual health behaviors. Impact on Society STDs cause a lot of economic and social damage to society. STDs may disrupt the normal functioning of family, community and health institutions and leave these institutions under a heavy economic burden. STDs reduce the productivity of men and women at the most productive ages of their lives. In addition, when outbreaks of these infections are not controlled, the costs to society will increase.

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• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 250
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Avcılar
    • Istanbul, Avcılar, Turkey
      • İstanbul Gelisim University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• At a Foundation University located within the borders of Istanbul Province 1.2.3. and 4th grade students

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sexually transmitted diseases training for young adolescents aged 17-21; To evaluate the effectiveness of sexually transmitted diseases education given to young adolescents aged 17-21 years	Other: Sexually transmitted diseases training for young adolescents aged 17-21; Education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Students' Knowledge Test on Sexually Transmitted Diseases	The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Knowledge Test includes 36 questions that assess students' level of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases. The questions are answered as "True", "False", and "I don't know". Students will be administered the STD knowledge test before the training. The test will be administered again after the training. In the post-training test, the student is expected to give more correct answers to the questions compared to the previous test.	2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bahar Nur Kanbur
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Canan Örüklü, Trakya University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 17, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): May 28, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 28, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: adolescent; education; sexually transmitted diseases
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Infections; Communicable Diseases; Disease Attributes; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: IstanbulGelisimuniversity

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No